the illustrator . a vital com�o�e�t o� li�e .
someo�e �ho ca� ta�e the visual aesthetics that e�ist i� the �orl� a�� �e�ict them throu�h a me�ium that is as accessi�le as a �e�cil . someo�e �ho reima�i�es the �orl� i� �hatever �a� the� e�visio� �oul� ma�e them �ha���� or a �etter term �oul� �e �satis�ie� . � i sa� this �ecause ��o�i�� the co�sta�t cha��i�� �ature o� the �orl�� ha��i�ess is somethi�� that �e te�� to strive �or a�� o�te� come u� short . there�ore� �satis�actio�� comes o�� to �e a �etter term .
a���a�s� i sa� that the illustrator is a vital com�o�e�t o� li�e �ecause �ith the �e�cil the� carr�� he�she is a�le to �ar�er i�s�iratio� �rom somethi�� as hu�e as a school eve�t or somethi�� as mi�uscule as a la���u� i�chi�� its �a� u� a si��le stra�� o� �rass . the illustrator is a�le to ta�e li�e at �ace value a�� create somethi�� that ma�� �eo�le �ill o�te� scream� ��h m� �osh� this is ama�i���� �ut �ill o��er ver� little i�si�ht �e�o�� that .
�ut that�s the li�e o� the illustrator . that�s the li�e o� ���a�elle .
to �e ho�est� i reall� �o��t ��o� ho� e�act m� �revious stateme�ts are i� re�ar�s to ���a�elle�s li�e . i ca� o�l� �o o�� o� �hat i�ve see� �irst ha�� a�� that�s it� leavi�� the rest u� to her . �ut her �i�t o� illustrati�� li�e is astou��i�� a�� trul� remar�a�le . a�� i sa� this �ecause her art carries a la�er o� i�timac�� sho�i�� all o� the �orl��s most i�tricate mome�ts that �e ca� sel�om tal� a�� �rite a�out let alo�e illustrate . there�s somethi�� i�to�icati��l� rich a�out a �ra��mother�s lau�h� as there is somethi�� mesmeri�i�� a�out the �i��ere�t characters that ca� �e �e�icte� throu�h the �e�cil . rarel� ca� �e tal� a�out these mome�ts �ecause its mome�ts li�e these i� �hich our �rai� �ails to �i�� the ri�ht �or�s to co�ve� our emotio�s . this is �here visual la��mar�s come i�� a�� �here our �rai� ru�s ri�ht to the emotio� that �e are attem�ti�� to thi�� o� .
throu�hout these �e�t �e� �a�es� �hat �ou �ill see is a �arra�e o� characters that are �ei�� �e�icte� �� the artistic visio� o� ���a�elle . a�� the reaso� �h� these �ra�i��s are eve� more ama�i�� to me is �ecause o� the �ers�ective that ���a�elle has . i�ve al�a�s sai� that at the root o� ever�o�e�s art is their �ers�ective a�� �he� the u�i�ue�ess o� that �ers�ective is u�covere�� it �looms li�e a �lo�er �lossomi�� i� the late s�ri�� .
i ho�e �ou e��o� the art that ���a�elle has �rou�ht �orth . it�s �e�ui�e a�� creative a�� it sho�cases all o� her �o��er�ul attri�utes�stre��ths .
o�ce more� e��o� the art� co�sume it� a�� su��ort it �e�o�� a��thi�� else .
a vital com�o�e�t o� li�e� �reel� e�isti�� a�� creati�� co�te�t� �hether the �orl� �a�ts it or �ot .
the illustrator .
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